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Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics · United States

ISSN0021-8251eISSN1945-2306

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.694

H-Indexi

178

SNIPi

2.535

Total Worksi

2,875

Total Citationsi

133,319

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal for Research in Mathematics Education publishes original research advancing the understanding of mathematics teaching and learning across educational levels from preschool through college. Its publications mainly deal with areas of study such as mathematics education, pedagogy, connected mathematics, primary education, and teaching methods, exploring how students develop mathematical beliefs and values.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency9 Issues Yearly, <2007->

StatusActive

Total Publications2,875

Publisher OrgNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8251 / 1945-2306

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

532

2019

439

2020

329

2021

524

2022

2.9k

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ1

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational Research

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsStatistics Education and MethodologiesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsTeacher Education and Leadership Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Is Journal for Research in Mathematics Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal for Research in Mathematics Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal for Research in Mathematics Education?

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.09.

Is Journal for Research in Mathematics Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.